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Personal data Esther Margaret Phoebe (Rita) Dawson 

  • She was born on March 26, 1871 in St. George's Hanover Square, London. England.
    Name: Esther Margaret P Dawson Year of Registration: 1871 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: St George Hanover Square County: London, Surrey Volume: 1a Page: 363
  • She was baptized on May 21, 1871 in St Mary, Tothill Fields (St Mary the Virgin), London.
    Name: Esther Margaret Phebe Dawson
    Gender: Female
    Age: 0
    Birth Date: 26 Mar 1871
    Baptism Date: 21 May 1871
    Baptism Place: St Mary, Tothill Fields (St Mary the Virgin), London, England
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    Parish as it Appears: St. John the Evangelist Westminster
    Father: Henry Robert Dawson
    Mother: Esther Dawson
  • Profession: in the year 1891 Dressmaker.Source 1
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: 39 Hanover Street, Westminster, London.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 105; Folio: 81; Page: 33; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341024.

      Census Transcript Household London [Geographically Middlesex] 1881 Address 39 Hanover Street Parish St George Hanover Square
      Registration District St George Hanover Square Image Reference RG11/0105/~F81 Found 10 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Henry R Dawson 31 1850 Head Westminster, Middlesex Sign Writer
      Esther Dawson 30 1851 Wife Pimlico, Middlesex
      Esther M P Dawson 9 1872 Daughter Westminster, Middlesex Scholar
      Henry J Dawson 8 1873 Son Westminster, Middlesex Scholar
      Katie Dawson 7 1874 Daughter Westminster, Middlesex Scholar
      Louisa J Dawson 5 1876 Daughter Pimlico, Middlesex Scholar
      Ethel E Dawson 4 1877 Daughter Pimlico, Middlesex Scholar
      Lily Dawson 3 1878 Daughter Pimlico, Middlesex
      Thornton Dawson 1 1880 Son Pimlico, Middlesex
      Robert Dawson 5 M 1881 Son Pimlico, Middlesex
    • in the year 1891: 8 Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London. England.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 74; Folio 88; Page 19; GSU roll: 6095184.

      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 88; Folio: 92; Page: 50.

      Census Transcript Household London 1891 Address 8 Cumberland Street Parish St George Hanover Square Registration District St George Hanover Square Image Reference RG12/0074/F? Found 11 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Henry Dawson 41 1850 Head Westminster, London Writer
      Esther Dawson 40 1851 Wife Pimlico, London
      Esther Dawson 19 1871 Daug Westminster, London Dressmaker
      Henry Dawson 18 1873 Son Westminster, London Decorater
      Kate Dawson 17 1874 Daug Westminster, London Dressmaker
      Louisa Dawson 15 1876 Daug Pimlico, London Mantel Maker
      Ethel Dawson 14 1877 Daug Pimlico, London Scholar
      Lily Dawson 13 1878 Daug Pimlico, London Scholar
      Thornton Dawson 11 1880 Son Pimlico, London Scholar
      Charles Dawson 4 1887 Son Pimlico, London Scholar
      Emily Dawson 7 1884 Daug Pimlico, London Scholar
    • in the year 1901: 8 Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London. England.
      Census Transcript Household London 1901 Address 8 Cumberland Street Parish St George Hanover Square Registration District St George Hanover Square Image Reference RG13/0088/F? Found 9 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Esther Dawson 50 1851 Head Pimlico, London
      Esther M P Dawson 29 1872 Daughter Westminster, London Dress Maker
      Kate Dawson 27 1874 Daughter Westminster, London Dress Maker
      Louisa S Dawson 25 1876 Daughter Pimlico, London Mantle Designer
      Thomas Dawson 21 1880 Son Pimlico, London Sign Writer
      Charles G Dawson 19 1882 Son Pimlico, London Draughtman
      Emily Dawson 17 1884 Daughter Pimlico, London Dress Maker
      Harry Walker 17 1884 Cousin St Martins, London Clerk
      Thomas A Scar 35 1866 Visitor Nottinghamshire Surveyor
    • in the year 1911: 80 Denbigh Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London S.W.
      Name Thomas Henry Stevens Age in 1911 30 Estimated Birth Year abt 1881 Relation to Head Head Gender Male
      Birth Place CLifton [Clifton Bristol England] Civil parish St George Hanover Square County/Island London
      Country England Street Address 80 Denbigh St, S W Marital Status Married Years Married 6
      Estimated Marriage Year 1905 Occupation Waiter Registration District Number 5 Sub-registration district Belgrave ED, institution, or vessel 15 Piece 446
      Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
      Thomas Henry Stevens 30 Head
      Rita Stevens 35 Wife
      Charles Stevens 5 Son
      George Elliot 56 Boarder
  • She died on January 8, 1935 in Battersea, London. England, she was 63 years old.
    Death Battersea at age 63 Vol. 1d page 432

    Name: Esther M P Stevens
    District: Battersea... County: London... Year: 1935... Quarter: 1... Year of Birth: 1872... Age: 63... Volume: 1d... Page: 0432...
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  • She is buried on January 9, 1935 in Morden Cemetry London.
    Grave No. 408.
  • A child of HENRY ROBERT DAWSON and ESTHER THORNTON
  • This information was last updated on April 9, 2023.

Household of Esther Margaret Phoebe (Rita) Dawson

She is married to Thomas Harry. Stevens.

They got married on September 12, 1904 at Glamorganshire, Wales, she was 33 years old.

Marriage
Esther Margaret Phoebe (Rita) Dawson
1871–1935

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1904
Glamorganshire, Wales
Spouse
Thomas Henry Stevens
1883–1964

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Esther Margaret Phoebe (Rita) Dawson

JAMES DAWSON
1808-1850
MARGARET SELINA FRITH
1826-1871
JAMES THORNTON
1810-1872
PHOEBE JANE WHEELER
1812-1891

Esther Margaret Phoebe (Rita) Dawson
1871-1935

1904

Thomas Harry. Stevens
1883-1964

Thomas Charlie Stephen (Charles Thomas) Stevens
1905-1980

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    Sources

    1. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
    2. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census

    Historical events

    Birthday March 26, 1871

    • The temperature on March 26, 1871 was about 8.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
      • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
      • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
      • March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
      • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
      • December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.

    Christening day May 21, 1871

    • The temperature on May 21, 1871 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
      • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
      • May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
      • July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
      • July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
      • November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".

    Day of marriage September 12, 1904

    • The temperature on September 12, 1904 was between 3.3 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
      • February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
      • February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
      • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
      • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
      • May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
      • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.

    Day of death January 8, 1935

    • The temperature on January 8, 1935 was between -1.6 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
      • January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
      • July 5 » The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
      • August 14 » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
      • October 20 » The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends.
      • December 9 » The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded for the first time. The winner is halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
      • December 30 » The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

    Day of burial January 9, 1935

    • The temperature on January 9, 1935 was between -2.5 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
      • February 20 » Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
      • February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
      • July 16 » The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
      • July 20 » Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashes into a Swiss mountain, killing thirteen.
      • August 31 » In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
      • December 9 » Student protests in Beiping (now Beijing)'s Tiananmen Square, dispersed by government.
    

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